9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report

Termination Date

11. No Lobbying Issue Activity

INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13

12. Lobbying

13. Organizations

INCOME relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period was:

EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities
for this reporting period were:

Less than $5,000

Less than $5,000

$5,000 or more

$

$5,000 or more

$

100,000.00

Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest
$10,000,
of all lobbying related income from the client (including all
payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying
activities on behalf of the client).

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

Lobbying to assure that TRICARE health care programs were held harmless in the civilian Health Care Reform Act (HR3962) and qualified as "minimum essential coverage" HR4877 and S3148; lobbying on behalf of bills to allow children of TRICARE beneficiaries until they reach the age of 26 to be covered in their parents' TRICARE coverage; lobbying against any proposed increases in TRICARE co-pays, deductibles or enrollment fees HR816; lobbying to end the ban of concurrent receipt of military retired pay and VA Disability pay (including HR333, HR303,S546, HR811, HR4213);

lobbying in favor of improvements in National Guard and Reserve benefits including proper implementation of TRR for Grey Area retirees, reducing in minimum age for receipt of military retired pay HR1695; in favor of NG &R Families Act of 2009 S644;

allowing foregiveness of certain overpayments of retired pay paid to deceased retired members of the Armed Forces for the month of their death HR613;

lobbying in support of ending the SBP/DIC offset HR775, S535, HR2243;

lobbying in support of improving military health care for military retirees who live in Rural areas S658;

lobbying for changes and improvements in the former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA);

lobbying in favor of increased benefits and training for caretakes of our Wounded Warriors;

lobbying for increases in use of Space A travel for retirees' survivors HR4403

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Defense - Dept of (DOD)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Deirdre

Holleman

Larry

Madison

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code VET

16. Specific lobbying issues

lobbying to assure that VA health care (including CHAMPVA and spina bifida coverage) be qualified as "minimum essential coverage" under HR HR3962; lobbying to improve the speed, accuracy and consistency of the VA's Claim Adjudication process; lobbying in support of increasing DIC payments HR2243; lobbying to require the VA to take into account veteran's number of minor children when determining financial need of medical services HR4465; lobbying in support of retention of DIC payments upon remarriage on or after the age of 55 HR809;

lobbying to grant Veterans Status to non-veteran members of the Reserve components with 20 years or more of sservice HR3787, S1780;

lobbying on behalf of increased flexibility in payments of State Veterans Homes HR4241;

lobbying in favor of strenghtening the protections granted by USERRA and increased and effective enforcment S263, HR1089;

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Veterans Affairs - Dept of (VA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Deirdre

Holleman

Larry

Madison

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None

​

LOBBYING ACTIVITY.
Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant
engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using
a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s)
as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

lobbying to waive the IRS recapture of first-time homebuyer credit for a member of the Armed Forces who sells the residence for which the member received the tax credit during a 36 month period after the purchase if move is caused by member being transferred HR2398; lobbying to allow military retirees to pay their TRICARE premiums with pre-tax dollars HR1203, S491

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies
Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name

Last Name

Suffix

Covered Official Position (if applicable)

New

Deirdre

Holleman

Larry

Madison

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above
Check if None